Handspring Visor Pro Handheld User Guide

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Owner preferences
The Owner Preferences screen enables you to record a name, company 
name, phone number, or any other information that you want to 
associate with your handheld.
If you use the Security application to turn off and lock your handheld 
with a password, information that you put in the Owner Preferences 
displays the next time you turn on your handheld. See Chapter 1 for 
more information.
To enter the Owner preferences:
nEnter the text that you want to associate with your...

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ShortCuts preferences
The ShortCuts Preferences screen enables you to define abbreviations 
for entering text with Graffiti strokes. This section describes how to 
create, edit, and delete a ShortCut. See Chapter 2 for more information 
on the use of ShortCuts. 
Creating a ShortCut
You can create a ShortCut for any words, letters, or numbers. All 
ShortCuts you create appear on the list in the ShortCut Preferences 
screen. All the ShortCuts are available in...

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Editing a ShortCut
After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time.
To edit a ShortCut:
1. Tap the ShortCut you want to edit.
2. Tap Edit.
3. Make the changes you want and tap OK.
Deleting a ShortCut
If you no longer need a ShortCut, you can delete it from the list of 
ShortCuts.
To delete a ShortCut:
1. Tap the ShortCut you want to delete.
2. Tap Delete.
3. Tap Yes.ShortCut
    

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Appendix A
Maintaining Your Handheld
This chapter provides information on the following:
nProper care of your Visor™ handheld computer
nProlonging battery life
nResetting your handheld
Caring for your handheld
Your handheld is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide 
years of trouble-free service. Please observe the following general tips 
when using your handheld:
nTake care not to scratch the screen of your handheld. Keep the 
screen clean. When working with your handheld,...

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Battery considerations
Please note the following considerations when using the rechargeable 
battery in your handheld:
nUnder normal conditions, your handheld battery should provide 
four weeks of use between charges. You can conserve battery life 
by changing the Auto-off setting that automatically turns the 
handheld off after a period of inactivity, and by minimizing use of 
the backlight feature. See “General preferences” in Chapter 9 and 
“Using the backlight” in...

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Resetting your handheld
Under normal circumstances, you will not have to use the reset 
button. On rare occasions, however, your handheld may no longer 
respond to buttons or the screen. In this case, you need to perform a 
reset to get your handheld running again.
Performing a soft reset
A soft reset tells your handheld to stop what it’s doing and start over 
again. All records and entries stored in your handheld are retained 
with a soft reset. After a soft reset, the Welcome screen...

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Performing a warm reset
A warm reset bypasses system extensions on your handheld, such as 
HackMaster hacks or system patches. Performing a warm reset 
enables you to uninstall a third-party application that may be causing 
a problem.
To perform a warm reset:
1. Hold down the Page Up button on the front panel of the handheld.
2. While holding down the Page Up button, use the reset tool (or 
similar object without
 a sharp tip) to gently press the reset button.
3. When...

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3. From the User pop-up menu, select your user name.
4. Select an application in the Conduit list.
5. Click Conduit Settings.
6. Select Macintosh overwrites handheld.
Note:
Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects 
only the next
 HotSync operation. Thereafter, the HotSync 
Actions revert to their default settings. To use a new 
setting on an ongoing basis, click Make Default. 
Thereafter, whatever you selected as the default setting is 
used when you perform a HotSync...

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